Who Is Affected by Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)

HPS affects
both genders, although males are at a higher risk of developing the
illness (63% male and 37% female).

78% of the people with HPS have
been white, 18% have been American Indian, 2% have been African American, and
1% have been Asian.

Although the majority of HPS cases occur in the southwestern
United States, cases have been reported in 33 states.1
Most people who develop HPS either live in rural areas or have visited rural
areas during the 4 weeks before symptoms of the illness appear.

South American countries Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, and Bolivia.

Panama.

Citations

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Reported cases of HPS. Hantaviruses. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html.

World Health Organization (2004). Number of Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Region of the Americas, 1993–2004). Available online: http://www.paho.org/common/Display.asp?Lang=E&RecID=1971.

National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (2011). Reported cases of HPS. Hantaviruses. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html.

World Health Organization (2004). Number of Cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) (Region of the Americas, 1993–2004). Available online: http://www.paho.org/common/Display.asp?Lang=E&RecID=1971.

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